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DROR/drɔː/

A drawer slides in and out of furniture: the top drawer, a desk drawer, close the drawer. Draw is the verb for pictures, and a noun for a tied game. Pronunciation is usually /drɔː/, not “draw-er” as two clear beats. Chest of drawers is the piece of furniture. Do not write drawer for the person who draws (that is an artist, or a draughtsman).

Meaning

A box that slides in and out of a piece of furniture.

Examples

• “The keys are in the top drawer.”
• “Spare batteries are in the kitchen drawer.”
• “He forgot to shut the drawer and bumped into it.”

Good to know

the top/desk drawer. Mix-up: draw (pictures / tied game). Furniture: a chest of drawers.

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